Beware The Blob: Festival Returns to Chester County

July 10, 2015, 3:29 pm

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Beware the Blob.

The Phoenixville Blobfest returns this weekend to celebrate the iconic 1958 movie "The Blob."

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Parts of the movie were filmed in Phoenixville, including a popular scene that was filmed at the Colonial Theater.

Friday nights kick off event, "The Run Out", commemorates this famous scene. During the event, guests will flee an alien that crash lands in the theater at 9 p.m. just as characters do in the film.

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Saturday's Streetfair will feature free live music, costume contests, food, and vendors. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet special guests such as Kris Yeaworth, son of "The Blob" director.

Saturday will also include a double feature showing of The Blob" as well as "The Creature from the Black Lagoon."

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The festivities close out on Sunday, but not before a Q&A with legendary director, writer, and stuntman Ricou Browning at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets are the same price for all events: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and $6 for children 13 and under. 

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July 10, 2015, 3:41 pm

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Serene and picturesque, South Jersey quarries lure swimmers to calm waters that authorities say are deceptively dangerous.

Tethered to a rope, Devon Hausmann of the Hamilton Township Dive Team waded into the Pine Barrens quarry, often called The Blue Hole, in Winslow Township earlier this month — where no swimming signs are posted.

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“It’s very warm, shallow and then out of nowhere…You just fall,” he said. “And the water temperature drops at least, 15, 20 degrees.”

Hausmann wore an underwater camera as another team member flew his drone over the water, to show why these old mines have claimed so many lives over the years.

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Just last week, two 17-year-olds drowned in separate incidents in quarries in Gloucester and Ocean counties.

“You can have drop-offs to 40 feet, 60 feet,” Hausmann said.

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Glenn Hausmann, another dive team member, said the sand around the holes can very easily collapse under a person’s weight. Unlike lakes, the quarry and others like it often do not become deeper gradually, but instead are riddled with cliffs that can kill.

There’s another danger. Many of these quarries are in remote areas with rugged terrain, inaccessible to emergency vehicles. So rescuers often have to walk long distances, carrying heavy equipment, just to get to the water.

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“You’re 20, 30 minutes into a rescue easy…and nobody is going to be under water that long and survive,” Glenn Hausmann said.

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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Sunny, Comfortable Weekend Ahead

July 10, 2015, 4:18 pm

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The humidity subsided on Friday making for a warm and sunny day. In the evening, you can expect clear and comfortable conditions. NBC10 First Alert chief meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz reports dry weather will persist over the weekend.

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USWNT Celebrates World Cup With Parade

July 10, 2015, 4:25 pm

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Soccer fans gathered in New York City Friday to help the USWNT celebrate their World Cup victory with a parade. NBC10's Jacqueline London reports this was the first ever parade in NYC for a women's team.

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Marijuana Rally Comes to Love Park

July 10, 2015, 4:31 pm

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Advocates for marijuana are pushing for a change in Pennsylvania with a rally at Love Park. NBC10's Drew Smith is in Center City to tell us about their message.

NCAACP Members React to Removal of Confederate Flag

July 10, 2015, 4:37 pm

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Members of the NAACP began arriving in Philadelphia on Friday for a conference. NBC10's Cydney Long reports they watched on TV as the confederate flag was removed from the state capital in South Carolina.

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Destructive Beetles Attack Trees in South Jersey

July 10, 2015, 4:40 pm

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Southern Pine Beetles are poisoning trees in South Jersey. NBC10's Ted Greenberg reports neighborhoods once covered in trees, are now littered with stumps.

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Philadelphia Eagles Safety Joins in the Fight to End Child Hunger

July 10, 2015, 4:47 pm

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We're used to seeing Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins on the football field, but on Friday he was at a Philadelphia elementary school to help in the fight against hunger. NBC10's Vai Sikahema has more.

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July 10, 2015, 6:01 pm

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A teen has been hospitalized after a bullet pierced his shoulder in Port Richmond Friday night, police said.

The shooting happened just after 7 p.m. along the 2400 block of Tulip Street, police said. The 18-year-old victim was hit once in the right shoulder.

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He was taken to Temple University Hospital and listed in stable condition.

Police said the shooter was arrested, but the gun has not been found. A motive was not immediately known.

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Woman Pinned by Car at Philly Int'l

July 10, 2015, 6:31 pm

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A woman is in surgery after a car jumped the curb at Philadelphia International Airport and pinned her against a concrete pole.

Philadelphia Police said a driver swerved to avoid another vehicle outside the arrivals hall for Terminal C at 4:30 p.m. and ran into two women on the sidewalk. One woman was knocked to the ground and the other pinned against the pole.

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Paramedics took both women to Penn Presbyterian Trauma Center for treatment. The woman who was pinned suffered a broken right leg that required surgery, police said. The other victim suffered no major injuries.

The driver was not arrested or cited.

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Pope Francis and 'The Dirty War'

July 10, 2015, 6:35 pm

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As Pope Francis rose through the church in Argentina, the country was experiencing a dark time. Critics questioned whether he did enough to help protect young people, other priest and even newborns. During his visit to the pope's homeland, NBC10's Jim Rosenfield found an interesting answer to the questions about the pope's role in The Dirty War, and one woman impacted by that time in two of life's most profound ways.

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July 11, 2015, 2:30 am

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A man police said was drunk and allegedly approached two children and offered them money was severely beaten by residents of a South Philadelphia block after they believed he was trying to abduct the kids.

The barefoot middle-aged man walked up to 4- and 6-year-old cousins along the 2600 block of Beulah Street about 7:15 p.m. Friday. Police said he is believed to have offered the children cash to buy something at the corner store. Mayra Rodriguez, the mother of one of the girls, contends he was trying to hurt them.

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"He was trying to give them money to try to lure them to him to take them," she told NBC10.

Residents watching the interaction came over and got into a fight with him, according to witnesses.

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"He came over and asked me for a cigarette, and his face was all bloody, he had a big knot on his head," Joyce Givigliano said.

Moments later, Givigliano said two men and a woman came chasing after the man. They caught up to him at Beulah and Porter Streets and he was beaten again. Givigliano called police.

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"I'm afraid they're gonna kill him," she said.

The man, who's identity NBC10 has concealed because he isn't charged with a crime, was left with a swollen and bloody face and cuts to his arms and legs. Paramedics led him to an ambulance so he could be taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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Investigators are not yet sure whether the man had a nefarious purpose or if it was a misunderstanding. They're looking into the man's background and the case has been transferred to the Special Victims Unit.

Police said they expect to file charges in the case, but could not yet say against whom.

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Bus Gutted in Fire on New Jersey Turnpike

July 10, 2015, 8:18 pm

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A small bus burst into flames on the New Jersey Turnpike Friday night, sending up flames and thick plumes of black smoke as it backed up traffic.

The fireball gutted the bus near exit 15E in Newark, video taken by an NBC 4 New York viewer shows. 

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Police say no injuries were reported. 

The type or owner of the bus wasn't immediately clear. Emergency responders were still on the scene. 

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Philly Church Slated for Closure Designated as Historic Site

July 10, 2015, 8:51 pm

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The Philadelphia Historic Commission has designated the St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown a historic site. The archdiocese wants to tear it down because it's no longer in use.

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July 10, 2015, 9:24 pm

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The sun was out on Friday and the humidity was down and as NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz reports, the beautiful conditions are here to stay for the weekend.

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Narcotics Officers Acquitted of Corruption Charges Win Jobs Back

July 11, 2015, 4:43 am

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Six Philadelphia police officers who were acquitted of numerous federal corruption charges by a jury earlier this year have reportedly won their jobs back.

Narcotics officers Thomas Liciardello, Michael Spicer, John Speiser, Brian Reynolds, Perry Betts and Linwood Norman were first fired from the police department and arrested last summer, and faced a weeks-long federal trial before a jury found them not guilty on all charges in May. Mayoral spokesman Mark McDonald told the Philadelphia Inquirer the officers will receive $90,000 in back pay and get their original badges back.

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McDonald told the newspaper that the officers, who had been assigned to the Narcotics Field Unit, will not be returned to posts in that unit, but will work mostly in districts. It was unclear exactly when the veteran policemen would be back on the job.

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, at the time of the officers' arrests, called the case of alleged corruption "one of the worst cases" he'd ever heard of and vowed to have their badges destroyed. The officers were accused of threatening, beating and stealing from drug suspects over a several-year span. Liciardello, who was accused of being the ringleader of the rogue squad, spent nearly a year in federal lockup before the acquittal.

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The six were arrested after a fellow former narcotics officer, Jeffrey Walker, was caught by federal agents stealing money from a drug house and agreed to cooperate in the federal investigation into the squad and testify against the officers. Walker pleaded guilty in his own corruption case and is serving a federal sentence.

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Gunman Shoots Man in Face

July 11, 2015, 3:45 am

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A man was clinging to life early Saturday after police say someone shot him in the face on a street in a Northeast Philadelphia apartment complex Friday night.

Police said the man was on West Hill Creek Drive, off of Rising Sun Avenue, in the city's Lawncrest neighborhood about 10 p.m. when someone opened fire, wounding him in the face. It was unclear what sparked the shooting, and police had not released information on a motive or suspect early Saturday.

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SWAT, K9 and Aviation officers searched the immediate area for the gunman in the aftermath of the shooting.

Meanwhile, police are also looking for the person responsible for shooting a woman in the leg on a playground in Philly's Tacony section, at Disston and Gillespie streets. The woman was in stable condition Saturday morning.

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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Sunny Saturday

July 11, 2015, 3:52 am

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Saturday will be a mild and sunny day for our region. NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp is tracking the warm weather and a storm system set for a mid-week arrival in the 7-day forecast.

Rollover Crash on Rt. 413 Hurts 5

July 11, 2015, 4:29 am

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Sections of Route 413 and State Road in Bucks County were closed after a crash injured five people early Saturday morning.

Possible Sex Assault at Golf Course Under Investigation

July 11, 2015, 5:02 am

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Police were at a West Philadelphia golf course early Saturday morning investigating a possible sexual assault that occurred overnight.

Shortly after 7 a.m., police had a wooded pathway in the Karakung Golf Course at Cobbs Creek Golf Club cordoned off with crime-scene tape.

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Police confirmed that Special Victims Unit investigators were called about 5 a.m. to look into a sexual assault that may have occurred at the golf course sometime overnight, but declined to provide additional details early Saturday morning.

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